cross-jack yard

noun

The lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship

Meanings

nouncross-jack yard (plural cross-jack yards)

plural cross-jack yards

  1. nauticalThe lower yard on the mizenmast of a square-rigged ship
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